It has been some time since we held a good ol' fashioned skateboard contest at 3rd lair. Now that our course has been completely overhauled we are ready to get one going.

For the 2018 Midwest Melee, we have partnered with local Skateboard company PLS to provide a great weekend of fun, competition, camaraderie, and memories. Anyone that has ever participated in one of our contests will tell you, these are fun events for riders of all ages and skill levels.

New for 2018 -

Women's Skateboarding is growing and we want to do what we can to help support this growth. For this year's event we will be offering a division just for the ladies. For all of you women who are advanced/expert level riders - as always we will have an open expert division for the most ripping rippers to rip.

Vert Jam - That is right, as part of our re-model we added a "mini vert ramp" and wan to include it with the Midwest Melee offerings. Just like our Bowl Jam, this will be a free extra for all registered Midwest Melee participants.

MIDWEST MELEE SCHEDULE

Friday Mar 9: Free Open Practice Noon – Midnight

**Normal Open Skate Sessions for non contest participants

Sat Mar 10: Open Practice 9am – 9pm

**Normal Open Skate Session times/Rates for Non Contest Participants - Vert and Bowl will be closed during event times listed below

Sunday Mar 11: - Times are our best estimate based on past events. We will do our best to stick as close to this schedule as we can but it is possible that we fall a little behind / get a little ahead. Please be onsite and ready to ride a minimum of 1 hour prior to the scheduled start time of your event/division.

**If you are not in the contest you can pay for 1 session good all day - street course will be closed most of the day.

8:00am – Doors Open

8:00 am – 10:00am – Practice

10:00am – 9 & Under Qualifiers

10:45am – Girls Qualifiers

11:30pm – 13 & Under Qualifiers

12:30pm – Finals and Awards for 9 & Under / Girls / 13 & Under

2:30pm – 14 & Up Qualifiers

3:30pm – Expert Qualifiers

4:30pm – 14 & Up Finals

5:15pm – Expert Finals

6:00pm – Best Trick

6:45pm – Awards

9:00pm – Park Closes

MELEE FORMAT

STREET QUALIFIERS – ALL DIVISIONS

Jam Format: All riders will be divided into heats of 2 – 4 riders per heat

Each Jam will last 3 minutes

Top Riders will go to finals

10 & Under – top 8

13 & Under – Top 8

Girls - Top 8

14 & Up – Top 8

Expert – Top 10

Street Finals – All Divisions

Runs – Each rider will get two, 1-minute runs.

Best Run Counts for Score

Lower scored Run will be used to break any ties

We will do prizes down to 5th Place

Expert will include a cash purse ($5 for each person entered in the expert division.)